I hardly know where to begin with this post. April was a really hectic month! We had sick kids for three weeks, two rounds of out of town guests, and a half marathon!
The week after Casey and Carolyn left, we took the boys to the doctor and found out that they both had "a touch of pneumonia." We started them on antibiotics and after their fevers were gone, our friends from Jacksonville came to stay for a week. While they were here, Zach had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic and broke out in red bumps from head to toe. Our doctor thought it was an allergic reaction, but also thought it had a lot of similarities to measles (a strain of measles that is resistant to the vaccine has been going around our area). So we were sent to a specialist, who assured us it was not measles... thankfully! Having sick kids for so long is much more exhausting than I imagined. We aren't used to getting up in the middle of the night anymore.
Getting new pajamas is always fun... especially when you are sick!
While our friends were in town, we went to the Wild Animal Park.
We all had a great time... especially the kids!
Then poor little Zach had his allergic reaction. The pictures don't even begin to show how bad he looked! Even though he wasn't contagious, we were afraid to take him anywhere, because he looked like he was really sick.
We took Madison to the Ferry Landing and the Farmer's Market... two of our favorite places!
Andy and Madison went to a Padres game with the Dads. Zach was sweet enough to let Madison borrow his baseball sweatshirt, although he was highly offended that he wasn't going with them.
We squeezed in a trip to Legoland at the end of the month.
Of course Thomas was Andy's and Zach's favorite.
This one is for Uncle Nathan - may the force be with you.
We added a few extra "family members" during our visit!
What do you think of Matt's new wife?
Our landlord finally had our gates installed, so our yard is a safe place for the boys to play. And we got new rain boots. We are ready to face "May Gray" and "June Gloom" the two most beautiful months of the year in Coronado! Ha, Ha!
This week the boys got a new water table. This table has brought hours of entertainment for them. Today while they were playing, they decided to fill it with sand from their sandbox. This created a big mud pit that they enjoyed even more than just the water... of course! They made mud pies for the first time (other than at the beach). And then they got to play in the hose to get all the sand off of their little bodies. I never imagined that I would be the mother of two energetic little boys and I certainly never thought I would be the mother that let them get so dirty (the pictures don't show how bad it got). I love having boys! They are so much fun and have taught me to loosen up a little!
